Why Get Involved
Share Your Work Globally
Put your unique abilities to use, and share your accomplishments with others. The Fab@Home community provides countless ways to share your work with like-minded people, from blogging to forum discussions. You can even display your work in Fab@Home expos held across the globe.
Be One of the First to Acquire the Skills of Tomorrow
3D printing is grabbing headlines, and the day is nearing when every home will have a printer. Get involved early and be one of the first to acquire important skills that will be highly sought after in a mass-customizable world. Watch our YouTube video channel to learn skills today, and lead the new paradigm of tomorrow.
Access a Top-Notch Knowledge Pool
Do you have an idea? Want to develop a new printing technology? You’re not alone. Through the Fab@Home community, you’ll have the support of a vibrant group of highly talented individuals: from leading academics to world-class chefs, artists to molecular biologists. Pay a visit to to the Cornell Computational Synthesis Laboratory, partner with some of the field’s best and brightest, and bring your ideas to fruition.
Grow Your Network
Engage the leaders of the printing revolution on the forums, and use the map to find other fabbers near you. Build your personal and professional networks through online discussion, in-person expos and countless collaborative opportunities.
Give Back
Low-cost 3D printers such as the Fab@Home have the potential to solve some of today’s most pressing social issues. By reducing barriers to manufacturing, we can democratize innovation and open doors for a new wave of inventors. Participate in Fab@Home events, contribute your talents to the project and help give others the ability to express their creativity.
How to Get Involved
Get a Fab@Home
Build
Fab@Home is an open-source project and every component is off-the-shelf and into your hands.
Buy
Too busy to build? No problem. Several third-party startups offer ready-to-go kits and turn-key packages.
Check out the Get A Printer page on the wiki for more details
Contribute Your Talents
Share your unique abilities by collaborating within the vibrant network of Fab@Home developers (from hobbyists to corporate/university partners). Whether through developing hardware, software, materials, or applications... share your innovations with people across the globe and make your mark on manufacturing history.
Just 3D Print
Join hundreds of people around the world who are using Fab@Home every day to reinvent the way they do things. From new ways of fixing your machines to fresh outlets for expressing yourself, learn more about personal manufacturing and see how Fab@Home can enhance your lifestyle. Join us now and experience tomorrow, today.